Sjögren sialadenitis

Case contributed by Andrew Lawson , 10 Dec 2013
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Tim Luijkx, 29 Sep 2015

Updates to Case Attributes

Title was changed:
Sjogren'sSjögren sialadenitis
Diagnostic Certainty was set to .
Age changed from 48 to 50.
Presentation was changed:
Recurrent bouts of sialadenitis. History of Sjogren'sSjögren disease.

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

A Rabinov catheter was used to cannulate the left parotid duct orifice. Omnipaque contrast was injected. No calculus identified radiographically on the preliminary images. Contrast shows the parotid duct to have a fine beaded appearance, with this beading extending into the intraglandular ducts. Contrast spilling into enlarged acini has an "apple tree" pattern. Small filling defects in these distal acini are more likely inspissated content.

Conclusion: Findings are in keeping with known Sjogren's syndromeSjögren syndrome.

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